Supplier
OTT HydroMet
Lufft CHM 15k NIMBUS Ceilometer
LIDAR-based ceilometer measuring cloud base height and aerosol layers up to 15 km for airport and meteorological observation.
Pricing
Request a quote for current pricing, lead time and delivery to your airport.The Lufft CHM 15k NIMBUS (8350.00) is a single-shaft backscatter LIDAR ceilometer that reliably detects multiple cloud layers, cirrus clouds and aerosol layers within a measuring range of up to 15 km. The NIMBUS generation determines cloud base heights, penetration depths, mixing-layer height and vertical visibility using a solid-state laser. Cloud-base measurement is a core input to airport automated weather observation.
Specs at a glance
Technical specifications.
| Measuring range up to 15 km (cloud base height + aerosol profiles) | |
| Detects several cloud layers, cirrus and aerosol layers simultaneously | |
| Solid-state LIDAR laser | |
| Outputs cloud base height, penetration depth, mixing-layer height and vertical visibility | |
| 230 VAC variant (8350.00) |
Best for
Use cases.
- ›Airport cloud-base-height observation for aviation meteorology
- ›Mixing-layer-height and aerosol profiling
- ›Meteorological and climate monitoring networks